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and then, harry reid got back to work, to the day to day work. the governing chores that he does so well. including making sure that the nervous staff of the american embassy in kenya, in this post-benghazi era, when the staffs are especially on edge that they knew who their next leader was going to be. the majority leader of the united states senate got back to work today as he does most days. with the full and sometimes invisible cooperation of the minority leader of the united states senate. and as usual, no one noticed. a hybrid? most are just no fun to drive. now, here's one that will make you feel alive. meet the five-passenger ford c-max hybrid. c-max says ha. c-max says wheeee. which is what you get, don't you see? cause c-max has lots more horsepower than prius v, a hybrid that c-max also bests in mpg. say hi to the all-new 47 combined mpg c-max hybrid. >>> i'm not a doctor, but it seems as though the secretary of state has come down with a case of benghazi flu. >> hillary clinton, i guess she passed out somewhere, is she unconscious som
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and then, harry reid got back to work, to the day to day work. the governing chores that he does so well. including making sure that the nervous staff of the american embassy in kenya, in this post-benghazi era, when the staffs are especially on edge that they knew who their next leader was going to be. the majority leader of the united states senate got back to work today as he does most days. with the full and sometimes invisible cooperation of the minority leader of the united states senate. and as usual, no one noticed. mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. a hybrid? most are just no fun to drive. now, here's one that will make you feel alive. meet the five-passenger ford c-max hybrid.
and then, harry reid got back to work, to the day to day work. the governing chores that he does so well. including making sure that the nervous staff of the american embassy in kenya, in this post-benghazi era, when the staffs are especially on edge that they knew who their next leader was going to be. the majority leader of the united states senate got back to work today as he does most days. with the full and sometimes invisible cooperation of the minority leader of the united states senate....
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that won't be easy to do, harry reid is very adept at saying no thanks, i want to do my project. but the republicans were humbled on the fiscal cliff, and they want the toss it to the senate. >> if i read a lot of the report correctly, it kind of seems like the republican leadership planned, of course, the speakers's planned to retreat the talk their members down, to talk them into a calmer position, from language, how you talk to women and minority voters and to the debt ceiling to some of the other broader political strategy things. you were there, is that kind of a fair read? >> yeah, you could kind of see them back away from some of the more extreme positions as the days went on. you heard -- paul ryan, yesterday, was explaining to reporters what he had been saying, first saying the three-month extension was on the table. they were saying we could change the definition of what default is, fab in the default language, prior, claiming if we hit the ceiling we can pay the important bills. mick mulvaney was saying well, default is not when the national parks close, that didn't ge
that won't be easy to do, harry reid is very adept at saying no thanks, i want to do my project. but the republicans were humbled on the fiscal cliff, and they want the toss it to the senate. >> if i read a lot of the report correctly, it kind of seems like the republican leadership planned, of course, the speakers's planned to retreat the talk their members down, to talk them into a calmer position, from language, how you talk to women and minority voters and to the debt ceiling to some...
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harry reid is having none of it. we'll discuss the all-nighter. continuing to watch the house floor where members are expected to debate ryan murray budget. we'll have an update on that after the break. [ female announcer ] we eased your back pain... ♪ ready or not. [ female announcer ] ...so you can be up there. here i come! [ female announcer ] ...down there, around there... and under there for him. tylenol® provides strong pain relief and won't irritate your stomach the way aleve® or even advil® can. but for everything we do, we know you do so much more. tylenol®. hands for holding. feet, kicking. better things than the joint pain and swelling of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. if you're trying to manage your ra, now may be the time to ask about xeljanz. xeljanz (tofacitinib) is a small pill for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well. xeljanz can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers have happened in patients taking xeljan
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nothing. >> and harry reid says -- >> you get nothing! you lose! good day, sir! >> after which the media limps in to say -- >> great story. compelling and rich i'm ron burgundy. >> no, the media is not a window. the fourth estate plays a critical role in creating an informed public who can respond to what's happening. false equivalence leads to a misinformed public and contributes to hyper partisanship by comforting those behind the extremists, lulling them into a fantasy that their party is not currently led by a bunch of ideological extremist zelot thugs perverting the process in a historically unprecedented way. america needs the media now as much as ever to tell the truth and to report on reality, because lord knows, there's a gang of republicans who are out there, trying to repeal reality. that does it for "the cycle." now for more reality, it's time for martin. >> the reverend toure there preaching. thank you so much. good afternoon, it's monday, october 7th. and the president has a message for the speaker. put it to a vote. ♪ >>> the shutdown is entering
nothing. >> and harry reid says -- >> you get nothing! you lose! good day, sir! >> after which the media limps in to say -- >> great story. compelling and rich i'm ron burgundy. >> no, the media is not a window. the fourth estate plays a critical role in creating an informed public who can respond to what's happening. false equivalence leads to a misinformed public and contributes to hyper partisanship by comforting those behind the extremists, lulling them into a...
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harry reid will table that later on today. the idea is they have to pass a clean government funding bill with senate votes. it's a question of when. not if but when, sorry. it is 1:30, been here for a while. >> you are excused. >> yeah. and we don't know. there could be more riders attached on to bills going to the senate, the house gop conference they are not expected to meet early in the morning yet. we don't know where they will meet next and they said we can weather the first day or two of a government shut down. the longest i have heard is four or five days and the earliest is tomorrow at noon. pick your poison in between there. >> actually getting the government back up and running depends on democratic votes. as trent frank says i'm convinced once the government shuts down you have to have barack obama's permission, as it were. you need democrats help to start it back up again. if they think the country is blaming republicans they will not hesitate to keep it shut down as long as possible. that's a very tough position f
harry reid will table that later on today. the idea is they have to pass a clean government funding bill with senate votes. it's a question of when. not if but when, sorry. it is 1:30, been here for a while. >> you are excused. >> yeah. and we don't know. there could be more riders attached on to bills going to the senate, the house gop conference they are not expected to meet early in the morning yet. we don't know where they will meet next and they said we can weather the first...
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and harry reid just didn't think it made any sense. and what he opted for and said was something that would give more efficiency to the senate and a little bit more traction for nominations for the president. and viewed that as something where you could get bipartisan support and move on from there. and finally, he is leaving open the option of going to something much further if this current system continues to be abused. >> so tom, let's talk about those changes for a minute here. senator reid's office argues that they will make a big difference in how the senate is able to get on to a bill. right now it can take a week before the time you say i want to consider giving the grant, to the time you could actually begin to consider it, which is clearly a little bit long. do you think these reforms will actually change the way the senate works in a significant way? >> not in a significant way. i mean, the reality is the 60 vote for closure to close off filibuster rule is still there, without touching that it is likely we'll still see the u
and harry reid just didn't think it made any sense. and what he opted for and said was something that would give more efficiency to the senate and a little bit more traction for nominations for the president. and viewed that as something where you could get bipartisan support and move on from there. and finally, he is leaving open the option of going to something much further if this current system continues to be abused. >> so tom, let's talk about those changes for a minute here....
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the only impediment to doing so is the prospect that majority leader harry reid would object to doing so. if god forbid we see an attack on the united states because the intelligence comty adequately funded every member horrified. >> that was the hm from texas, ted cruz earlier today. warning that the government shutdown could lead to a terrorist attack in the u.s. does ted cruz remind you of anyone. let me give you a clue. last week, cruz in the senate, ramble on the senate floor for 21 hours. does that remind you of any one? try to give you the answer. his name, style, tactics in congress are rooted in something that happened years ago. back when ted cruz was just 13 years old. back in may of 1984. this is "nbc nightly news." here is john palmer. >> they're having a family feud on capitol hill over television, and who will be on it. house sessions have been carried on a special cable tv channel lately. and house speaker tip o'neill, trying to control this particular airwave. >> that special cable tv channel john palmer, the anchor you saw, special cable tv channel he was talking abo
the only impediment to doing so is the prospect that majority leader harry reid would object to doing so. if god forbid we see an attack on the united states because the intelligence comty adequately funded every member horrified. >> that was the hm from texas, ted cruz earlier today. warning that the government shutdown could lead to a terrorist attack in the u.s. does ted cruz remind you of anyone. let me give you a clue. last week, cruz in the senate, ramble on the senate floor for 21...
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the statement from harry reid tonight was very clear on one policy change in particular. he said quote any bill that passes the senate must include background checks. universal background checks for gun buyers are not only among the most popular gun reforms in the country, with over 90% support in many national polls, background checks for people buying guns are among the most popular policies of any kind in the country. gun related or not. it is remarkable to think that something with 91%, 92% popular support might be too controversial to get any republican senators votes but right now it is still an open question whether republicans will vote for it. if it does pass the senate, if it passes the senate, is there the question whether it can pass the house. the house is controlled by republicans. do republicans in the house support universal background checks the way that 91% of the country does? do house republicans supreme court background checks? maybe. sort of. at least for a second, it seems like they did. >> do you think background check, improving background checks
the statement from harry reid tonight was very clear on one policy change in particular. he said quote any bill that passes the senate must include background checks. universal background checks for gun buyers are not only among the most popular gun reforms in the country, with over 90% support in many national polls, background checks for people buying guns are among the most popular policies of any kind in the country. gun related or not. it is remarkable to think that something with 91%, 92%...
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harry reid knows that. and he tried to explain away his failure earlier today by telling the "washington post" wonkblog, "i'm not personally at this stage ready to get rid of the 60-vote fleshhold. with the history of the senate, we have to understand that the senate isn't and shouldn't be like the house." well, it's obvious that reid is more interested in protecting the senate tradition than moving the country forward. that's my read on it. he went on to say this -- "the only way we'll get rid of the filibuster is if it continues to be abused." hello. with over 380 filibusters in recent years it's shocking that reid would come back and trust republicans not to abuse the filibuster. he knows better. what's going on here? >> back in may harry reid apologized to senators jeff mercury and tom udall for blocking their original filibuster reform bill in twtd. >> if there were ever a time where tom udall and jeff americaly were prophetic it's tonight. these two fine young senators said it was time to change the r
harry reid knows that. and he tried to explain away his failure earlier today by telling the "washington post" wonkblog, "i'm not personally at this stage ready to get rid of the 60-vote fleshhold. with the history of the senate, we have to understand that the senate isn't and shouldn't be like the house." well, it's obvious that reid is more interested in protecting the senate tradition than moving the country forward. that's my read on it. he went on to say this --...
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and then we came back and did a deal with harry reid, and we got some numbers that were pretty good and i voted for that too. i'm sorry the government shut down, not my fault. this is all about making sure republican senators are going to be able to go home and save a little bit of face. but at the heart and soul of it all, it's still obama. they don't want this deal. they don't want anything to work with the president's name connected to it. so you mean to tell me that these two gentlemen right here, the senate majority leader and the senate minority leader, are going to be able to get together and do a deal at this hour and john boehner is going to accept it? boehner is going to be able to take whatever these gentlemen come up with in the senate and go over to the house and say hey, guys, come on. i've got some new tea for you to drink. it ain't going to happen. this is nothing but false hope. i will be stunned if we don't default. i will be stunned if there is a deal. now meanwhile, the backdrop of all of this, republicans who shut down the government are using our nation's veterans
and then we came back and did a deal with harry reid, and we got some numbers that were pretty good and i voted for that too. i'm sorry the government shut down, not my fault. this is all about making sure republican senators are going to be able to go home and save a little bit of face. but at the heart and soul of it all, it's still obama. they don't want this deal. they don't want anything to work with the president's name connected to it. so you mean to tell me that these two gentlemen...
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. >> sounz like harry reid is trying to change the subject. if i were taking all the incoming fire he is taking over obama care i would try to change the subject too. >> that incoming fire of course continued to be volleyed nonstop from republican quarters not only senator reid and the president but at every democratic member of congress up for re-election next year courtesy of one rnc chair reince priebus. >> we'll make 2014 about obama air can yes we will tatoo obama care on each of their foreheads. that will be what 2014 is all about. >> it is actually the patient protection and affordable care act so please make sure you use a small enough font. let's get to our panel. hasn't the republican opposition to these judicial appointments been the final giveaway? that this was never about the substance of the person, never about the substance of a personality, it was just opposition for opposition's sake? >> oh, sure. look. the republicans have been fair here like ted cruz is a model of self-restraint in revenue. all they've done at every step of
. >> sounz like harry reid is trying to change the subject. if i were taking all the incoming fire he is taking over obama care i would try to change the subject too. >> that incoming fire of course continued to be volleyed nonstop from republican quarters not only senator reid and the president but at every democratic member of congress up for re-election next year courtesy of one rnc chair reince priebus. >> we'll make 2014 about obama air can yes we will tatoo obama care on...
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to watch harry reid complain about it is much. he had a chance to do something and he bailed. he had an agreement with mitch mcconnell. he have this 60 vote rule. >> reforming the filibuster in a way that the rules we're saying this is the ten dansy there is nothing to interrupt this ten dansy right now. it is hard for me to be sympathetic to harry reid when he says oh my god look at these people abusing it when you had a chance to do something about it and he didn't. >> and they replaced him with a crazier senator ted cruz. but the right way for john mccain to have expressed his outrage would have been with a different vote today. rather than supporting the crazy cruz side of this argument. this guy claims to be a friend of chuck haegle. he is allowing this undignified process to go forward and participating in it. it is ugly and bad for his long-term image. >> running the pentagon is a hard job. it is one of the largest workforces in the world. there are strong centers of p power in that building. none of that has been litigated at all. i know they talked to al jazeera once.
to watch harry reid complain about it is much. he had a chance to do something and he bailed. he had an agreement with mitch mcconnell. he have this 60 vote rule. >> reforming the filibuster in a way that the rules we're saying this is the ten dansy there is nothing to interrupt this ten dansy right now. it is hard for me to be sympathetic to harry reid when he says oh my god look at these people abusing it when you had a chance to do something about it and he didn't. >> and they...
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harry reid doesn't want to do it. does that sell nationally? >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> joining me now, senator bernie sanders, a member of the senate budget committee. well, senator sanders, here we are on the precipice of a government shutdown and we have been begin the opportunity to return to regular order. you must be happy. >> no doubt. i was surprise that had congress received a 10% favorability. surprise that had it was that high. the american people are profoundly disgusted. and what they're disgusted about is this country faces enormous problems, as you well know. middle class disappearing, poverty at an all time high. the gap between the very, very rich and everybody else going wide. real unemployment at 14%. and here you have a handful of right wing extremists who are trying to annul, do away with the election results of a year ago. they have not quite caught on that obama won by 5 million votes. they lost two seats in the senate. they lost some seats in the house them say, oh, that really opportunity matter. we are goin
harry reid doesn't want to do it. does that sell nationally? >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> joining me now, senator bernie sanders, a member of the senate budget committee. well, senator sanders, here we are on the precipice of a government shutdown and we have been begin the opportunity to return to regular order. you must be happy. >> no doubt. i was surprise that had congress received a 10% favorability. surprise that had it was that high. the american people...
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harry reid said that is not going to happen. we have word now again, it's a fluid situation, the house may be moving forward with a six-week debt limit extension until november 22nd and another separate vote to fund the government through december 15th. would that be palatable, do you think, to democrats? >> well, i think it makes much more sense for the country, even if you have a six-week deadline on the debt limit question that you make an effort to keep the government open and not just get it open but have a longer term so-called continuing resolution. in other words, there's no reason why we shouldn't have a resolution that not only opens -- a measure that not only opens up the government but keeps funding in place until at least the end of the fiscal year, which would be september 30th of '14. that would make much more sense, to not have the government open or not open question hanging over us even as you're having a debate over the debt ceiling. anyone proposing that, i don't think it's going to get very far. >> senator,
harry reid said that is not going to happen. we have word now again, it's a fluid situation, the house may be moving forward with a six-week debt limit extension until november 22nd and another separate vote to fund the government through december 15th. would that be palatable, do you think, to democrats? >> well, i think it makes much more sense for the country, even if you have a six-week deadline on the debt limit question that you make an effort to keep the government open and not...
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>> reporter: harry reid just announced. when he comes back in at 9:30 and wants to be recognized and whatever message the house sends over, i'll go ahead and table that. in washington speak he's saying if the house sends over this vote to go to conference or conference committee and we want to take this dispute about how to fund the government for the next 55 to 75 days, 45 to 75 days if you're going to go by november 15th or december 15th. they have two different end dates on this. he's going to strip it out again and say no, we're not going to do that. now the ball's back in your court. that's why schumer did that little thing to reenforce that. and the house still plans on doing this. this is another, another ask of the conservative wing of the house republican caucus. they are the ones suggesting to go to conference. this is not a boehner idea. this was coming -- i first heard about this at about 5:00 this afternoon, coming from some of the conservative side of the house republican conference. so this is, again, sort of
>> reporter: harry reid just announced. when he comes back in at 9:30 and wants to be recognized and whatever message the house sends over, i'll go ahead and table that. in washington speak he's saying if the house sends over this vote to go to conference or conference committee and we want to take this dispute about how to fund the government for the next 55 to 75 days, 45 to 75 days if you're going to go by november 15th or december 15th. they have two different end dates on this. he's...
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harry reid's bill has been watered down. did we wait too long? >> look, i think the strategy of the nra and opponents of new gun safety laws has been from the beginning to try and slow the process down, to try and let the memory cool of this horrendous event in newtown. i do think, as you pointed out, 92% of americans still support background checks. there's a gun trafficking law that is advancing through the senate that i think has real possibilities of passing. there are other measures as well. we have to keep -- if you support those, you have to keep plugging away. i do think it would have been preferable to strike quickly, but that's not the way the process in congress works. so you have to work with the situation that you find. the best thing you can do is keep the american people involved in that debate. today, we heard the report from newtown and this unimaginable image of 154 rounds being fired at these kids in less than five minutes. that ought to refresh people's sense of urgency about this. by the way, every day in chicago we have peop
harry reid's bill has been watered down. did we wait too long? >> look, i think the strategy of the nra and opponents of new gun safety laws has been from the beginning to try and slow the process down, to try and let the memory cool of this horrendous event in newtown. i do think, as you pointed out, 92% of americans still support background checks. there's a gun trafficking law that is advancing through the senate that i think has real possibilities of passing. there are other measures...
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because a cloture file was submitted by harry reid. do you think -- you said that the democrats are embarrassed, but is it republicans are embarrassed to support one of their own because chuck hagel did not support the iraq surge? is this basically trying to settle an old score? >> well, i don't see it that way at all. i think you took a look at chuck hagel's entire history in terms of his opposition to sanctions against iran. different things he's written about disarmament including unilateral disarmament. i think he's the wrong person for this position. and anybody that watched the hearngs in just the past week knows that this man is not prepared to be secretary of defense in terms of making sure we as a nation remain strong and able to defend ourselves in all situations. >> even though in his testimony, america has and must maintain the strong esmil tear in the world that we must lead the international community to confront challenges today and must use tools of american power to protect our citizens and our interests. do you think
because a cloture file was submitted by harry reid. do you think -- you said that the democrats are embarrassed, but is it republicans are embarrassed to support one of their own because chuck hagel did not support the iraq surge? is this basically trying to settle an old score? >> well, i don't see it that way at all. i think you took a look at chuck hagel's entire history in terms of his opposition to sanctions against iran. different things he's written about disarmament including...
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reid, speaker boehner, nancy pelosi and mitch mcconnell. everybody worked very hard on this, and i appreciate it. joe, once again, i want to thank you for your great work. under this law, 90% of americans and 97% of small businesses will not see their income taxes go up. millions of families will continue to receive tax credits to help raise their kids and send them to college. companies will continue to receive tax credits for the research that they do, and then spends they make, and a clean energy jobs they create. the americans out of work but out there looking, pounding the pavement every day, are going to continue to receive unemployment benefits as long as they are actively looking for a job. but, i think we all recognize that this law is just one step in the broader effort to strengthen our economy and brought an opportunity for everybody. the fact is, the deficit is still too high. and we are still investing too little in the things that we need for the economy to grow as fast as it should. that's why speaker boehner and i originall
reid, speaker boehner, nancy pelosi and mitch mcconnell. everybody worked very hard on this, and i appreciate it. joe, once again, i want to thank you for your great work. under this law, 90% of americans and 97% of small businesses will not see their income taxes go up. millions of families will continue to receive tax credits to help raise their kids and send them to college. companies will continue to receive tax credits for the research that they do, and then spends they make, and a clean...
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majority leader harry reid describing the prospects for immigration reform in the months ahead. >> it is going to be first thing on our agenda. the -- majority, every senate, lists their top ten items. immigration is the number one item. we are going to do immigration. they are now -- agreed tentatively on a path of citizenship which is the big stumbling block. we may be able to come up with a bipartisan bill quicker than you think. >> it is going to move fast. bottom line big deals happening in congress on a bipartisan basis when there are people on both sides who stand to benefit. in this case republicans in congress and republicans nationally immediate immigration reform. perhaps even more be the democrats do. that's why paul ryan jumped onboard. he and marco rubio won on this. that's a big deal. >>> stalemate over spending. president obama says he won't negotiate on the debt limit. is the government shutdown inevitable? greg waldon, a member of the leadership, he joins me on that issue and more on whether his party has primary problem. we will ask him how he plans to deal with tha
majority leader harry reid describing the prospects for immigration reform in the months ahead. >> it is going to be first thing on our agenda. the -- majority, every senate, lists their top ten items. immigration is the number one item. we are going to do immigration. they are now -- agreed tentatively on a path of citizenship which is the big stumbling block. we may be able to come up with a bipartisan bill quicker than you think. >> it is going to move fast. bottom line big deals...
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the problem the president has and harry reid and mitch mcconnell and the speaker has. nobody in politics is trusted anymore. there may be a time when you went on television and spoke, at least the facts were straight. when obama says this is a shutdown and they are taking nonnegotiable commands about taking a bill already in place. that's in flux. one more vote on obama care. no acceptance of fact. they speak from different pages. that's why it's very hard, if there's still somebody in the middle to figure out what's going on. >> not only are the facts fungible but who is speaking for the party is something that remains a mystery. when i say the party, the republican party. the question is for the president, who has taken a much harder line stance than he did in 2011, what does the white house do next? paul ryan made a statement a couple of days ago saying he was confident the president would cave and negotiate over the debt ceiling. i don't know. based on the president's behavior the last 24 hours, he seems very resistant to any kind of hostage negotiations. >> look,
the problem the president has and harry reid and mitch mcconnell and the speaker has. nobody in politics is trusted anymore. there may be a time when you went on television and spoke, at least the facts were straight. when obama says this is a shutdown and they are taking nonnegotiable commands about taking a bill already in place. that's in flux. one more vote on obama care. no acceptance of fact. they speak from different pages. that's why it's very hard, if there's still somebody in the...
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>> well, i think as the congressman just suggested, harry reid and the president and democrats want a major -- won a major political victory. but as she indicated, and quite correctly, the budget that we passed until january 15th is a disastrous budget. it is going to hurt the children. it's going to hurt the hungry. it's going to hurt the elderly. it is not a good budget. so chris, i would hope that out of this whole exercise, this really nightmarish exercise that the people of this country understand what right-wing extremism is about. which, by the way, goes a lot further than just trying to repeal obama care and the affordable care act. it really is going to be -- it's an effort to repeal virtually every major piece of legislation passed in the last 80 years to protect the middle class and working families and the sick. now, as a member of the budget committee, i look forward to the negotiations which will take place. and my view is that at a time when income and wealth, inequality is growing in leaps and bounds, when the middle class is disappearing, when real unemployment is clo
>> well, i think as the congressman just suggested, harry reid and the president and democrats want a major -- won a major political victory. but as she indicated, and quite correctly, the budget that we passed until january 15th is a disastrous budget. it is going to hurt the children. it's going to hurt the hungry. it's going to hurt the elderly. it is not a good budget. so chris, i would hope that out of this whole exercise, this really nightmarish exercise that the people of this...
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harry reid talking about a fundamental change to the filibuster. let's listen. >> counter number 243 as 1356. the bill to amendment the workforce act of 1998 and other purposes. >> following my remarks the senate rell summe consideration of the national authorization act for first-degree amendment to the bill as 1:00 p.m. today. mr. president, i am told that s-1752 is due for a second reading. >> the clerk will read the title of the bill for the second time. >> 1752, a bill to reform procedures for determinations to proceed to trial by court-martial for certain offenses under the uniform code of military justice and further purposes. >> aisha, let me bring you into this, because we know he's talking about the defense authorization bill and the sexual assault amendment that kristin gillibrand is pushing that is part of this bill. let me get your take on what you expect to happen here today? >> i've talked about this before, i really expect the democrats to stand firm in blocking this crazy attempt by republicans to continue to thwart the progress of
harry reid talking about a fundamental change to the filibuster. let's listen. >> counter number 243 as 1356. the bill to amendment the workforce act of 1998 and other purposes. >> following my remarks the senate rell summe consideration of the national authorization act for first-degree amendment to the bill as 1:00 p.m. today. mr. president, i am told that s-1752 is due for a second reading. >> the clerk will read the title of the bill for the second time. >> 1752, a...
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reid. >> i never saw anything like what harry reid did. to watch him was watching a master at work, superb, politically astute and stamina. >> one thing all democrats agree on, the fight ain't over. joining us democratic senator from north dakota heidi heitkamp. senator, thank you so much for joining us especially on a day you must be tired given all that has transpired on capitol hill. i want to ask you first, how are these negotiations different an here negotiations. as a woman, i ask you did the presence of strong women change the dynamics of this conversation? >> that's been a lot of the talk here. the bottom line is, moderates came together and said we cannot tolerate continuing to cost this economy $24 billion. we can't tolerate $160 million every day getting spent. we have got to resolve this impasse because we've got bigger issues ahead of us like resolving the budget. not just picking out time lines but actually resolving this budget going forward as the president said. >> senator, i agree with you that moderates came out. some pa
reid. >> i never saw anything like what harry reid did. to watch him was watching a master at work, superb, politically astute and stamina. >> one thing all democrats agree on, the fight ain't over. joining us democratic senator from north dakota heidi heitkamp. senator, thank you so much for joining us especially on a day you must be tired given all that has transpired on capitol hill. i want to ask you first, how are these negotiations different an here negotiations. as a woman, i...
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the leader harry reid and mitch mcconnell worked and they came up with a pretty good plan. we ought to do this. i think at this point, this so-called hastert rule in the house has to go by the boards. you can't allow 50, 60, 80 people to keep the whole government hostage. that's just ridiculous. this whole thing could be solved in 15 minutes with an open vote on the house floor and just move on. >> the independent senator from maine angus king, that you so much for your thoughts. >> thank you. >> john stanton, welcome to washington. i want to ask you first you have a piece about the dynamic between mcconnell and boehner. mcconnell isn't going to agree to anything he doesn't think can pass the house, a senate gop leadership aide said. adding mcconnell has absolutely been providing boehner with updates. a difficult primary and general election ahead of him, mcconnell isn't looking to be held a bag conservatives oppose again. how does this morning change that? here it seems like conservatives are opposing the bag mcconnell was trying to check at the house of representatives. >
the leader harry reid and mitch mcconnell worked and they came up with a pretty good plan. we ought to do this. i think at this point, this so-called hastert rule in the house has to go by the boards. you can't allow 50, 60, 80 people to keep the whole government hostage. that's just ridiculous. this whole thing could be solved in 15 minutes with an open vote on the house floor and just move on. >> the independent senator from maine angus king, that you so much for your thoughts. >>...
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and i disagree about blaming harry reid or the president. this is a republican problem. they created this problem, they shut down the government and now they see the polls are not looking good for them and they're trying to wiggle their way out of it. >> we'll talk about the poll at some point throughout the hour. this is senator chuck schumer this morning talking about the polls and the pressure that they have put on house republicans. take a listen. >> there probably is a new mode in the house, speaker boehner can't lead, but if the senate leads, i believe he could follow our lead. >> is that true? >> well, i think the house republicans are desperate to get it settled. if the senate puts across a plan that is even minimally acceptable, i think they will take it. the problem is health care, is it going to make any changes in obama care. >> sounds like you're alluding to the medical device tax. >> oh, no, verification of income. and also will the the navigators, the people who guide people through the health care which x. changes, will they have cell background checks. >
and i disagree about blaming harry reid or the president. this is a republican problem. they created this problem, they shut down the government and now they see the polls are not looking good for them and they're trying to wiggle their way out of it. >> we'll talk about the poll at some point throughout the hour. this is senator chuck schumer this morning talking about the polls and the pressure that they have put on house republicans. take a listen. >> there probably is a new mode...
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. >> as soon as i saw harry reid say those things about mitch mcconnell. i thought, that would be in a future campaign ad probably one year from now and probably less in the kont -- >> it is interesting that harry reid aren't known to have a great bill fellson encountered this, thank you boeing for the perspective on the deal. >> capital tors. they started up with that video to show you how things are back at work. >> cory booker got a very encouraging message from president obama. he defeated steve lon gan to fill the senate seat left by frank lautenberg. the perception of who's to blame for the shoudown in washington, but on "morning joe" booker says he sees the discourse in washington as a good opportunity. >> i think everybody feels this fatigue and trust raising with how things are which creates a great climate for change. before you can have great victory often you have to have great frustration. it is that simple sometimes. thanks. now let's take this puppy over to midas and get you some of the good 'ol midas touch. hey you know what? i'll drive! an
. >> as soon as i saw harry reid say those things about mitch mcconnell. i thought, that would be in a future campaign ad probably one year from now and probably less in the kont -- >> it is interesting that harry reid aren't known to have a great bill fellson encountered this, thank you boeing for the perspective on the deal. >> capital tors. they started up with that video to show you how things are back at work. >> cory booker got a very encouraging message from...
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reid going to change it. this is a kafgs that we had this morning. if ted cruz wants to go that rou route, how do you explain that to the average voter? that is one thing they are leary of right now. i will also throw in there that if there is any sort of filibuster of this bill once it has actually moved the floor of the senate, it would mainly be theatrica theatrical. >> kathleen, help me see what is happening here. it seems to me that ted cruz wanted the house to take an unattainable position. in an effort to show solidarity with the house. >> can you explain south carolina in my answer is always no. i can't really explain ted cruz either. the whole process has been rather mind boggling. republicans are furious for ted cruz because he is essentially running for president and he's not going to have to suffer the consequences of what he is doing and everyone else will. the backlash against him is certainly justified. whether he gets the filibuster is the question. and i think there is a very good chance he w
reid going to change it. this is a kafgs that we had this morning. if ted cruz wants to go that rou route, how do you explain that to the average voter? that is one thing they are leary of right now. i will also throw in there that if there is any sort of filibuster of this bill once it has actually moved the floor of the senate, it would mainly be theatrica theatrical. >> kathleen, help me see what is happening here. it seems to me that ted cruz wanted the house to take an unattainable...
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harry reid is threatening if we have to work through christmas, so be it. republicans are taking a stand, but why? >> this is all the result of the nuclear option that senator reid pulled last month. remember, that was a really unprecedented move to lower the threshold to defeat a filibuster from 60 to 51 votes for a simple majority of senators. and that has just prompted enormous republican criticism. and they're saying that, look, now you did this move. we're going to pay you back. you're not going to be able to move your agenda very quickly. we're not going to let you move nominations quickly, even very noncontroversial ones. i think this is a sign of things to come for the next several months here. >> but in the end, ruth, will it change any of the outcomes? >> it won't change the outcomes. and it's absolutely clear that people are being confirmed today who would not have been confirmed under the previous rules. last night the most prominent example was nina pillard, law professor at georgetown, now a judge on what's called the second most important cou
harry reid is threatening if we have to work through christmas, so be it. republicans are taking a stand, but why? >> this is all the result of the nuclear option that senator reid pulled last month. remember, that was a really unprecedented move to lower the threshold to defeat a filibuster from 60 to 51 votes for a simple majority of senators. and that has just prompted enormous republican criticism. and they're saying that, look, now you did this move. we're going to pay you back....
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harry reid. but time out. here's what harry reid said on the senate floor today. >> we should all reflect on what happened yesterday as we proceed with other nominations including a lot of judicial nominations. this can be a senate where ideas are debated in full public view. and obstruction happens in full public view as well. or it can be a senate where a couple of senators obstruct from behind closed doors without ever coming to the senate floor. >> harry, we know this speech. we know the drill. if you're going to go swimming you've got to jump in the lake. just don't put your toe in there. you want some numbers, folks? it's about power. it's not about people. we're talking about clotures, right? 137 times. that's the number. from the 111th congress. got more numbers. the 112th congress, 115 times they pulled stunts like this. we've got more numbers. how's the judiciary working out for us? oh, we've only got 87 vacancies. that makes the courts run really, really nice. but of course they don't like the philo
harry reid. but time out. here's what harry reid said on the senate floor today. >> we should all reflect on what happened yesterday as we proceed with other nominations including a lot of judicial nominations. this can be a senate where ideas are debated in full public view. and obstruction happens in full public view as well. or it can be a senate where a couple of senators obstruct from behind closed doors without ever coming to the senate floor. >> harry, we know this speech. we...
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but as harry reid said he will table it. what is interesting, i spoke to republican members and they were caught off guard by speaker boehner's motion not expecting him for the conferencees on the cr. they are going to have a press conference around 1:00. they want to continue this message. they want to see the government open and basic fairness for all americans. kind of this push of the vitter amendment. but in terms of where we go from here as we move into tuesday, the idea has always been from republ republicans that a one day shutdown is not the end of the world. however, we've seen practically every single vehicle they could alter the health care law. now the question goes, what will they do after they've seemed to exhausted every option in trying to change the health care law. and then we get into all sorts of exciting things. do they pull away from health care and go to something else like keystone that is part of the goody bag wish list, or sake you down the path of going back and forth? a lot of republicans i spoke
but as harry reid said he will table it. what is interesting, i spoke to republican members and they were caught off guard by speaker boehner's motion not expecting him for the conferencees on the cr. they are going to have a press conference around 1:00. they want to continue this message. they want to see the government open and basic fairness for all americans. kind of this push of the vitter amendment. but in terms of where we go from here as we move into tuesday, the idea has always been...
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and what harry reid said today is important because the senate is going to have to move on this. you can be sure the house isn't going to do anything if they don't have to. so they have to see what gets through the senate first. and what you see from the outrageousness of a dozen folks heckling the father of the slain child is that side, the program has an intensity that has been generally lacking on the other side. the president, the democrats are trying to maintain that this is why the longer this goes on, the more difficulty they'll have getting this through. but it seems they have momentum on items like the background check. nobody's expecting the assault gun ban gets reinstated. >> wait a minute. you say momentum. tell me why you feel momentum and tell me how much momentum. is it enough to really carry some things? >> to carry some things. certainly if the president is investing a lot of political capital in this, he can make this happen. it depends on what he wants to take that political capital away from. is that a jobs bill? is that immigration? can he keep this laser foc
and what harry reid said today is important because the senate is going to have to move on this. you can be sure the house isn't going to do anything if they don't have to. so they have to see what gets through the senate first. and what you see from the outrageousness of a dozen folks heckling the father of the slain child is that side, the program has an intensity that has been generally lacking on the other side. the president, the democrats are trying to maintain that this is why the longer...
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. >> and richard, you saw harry reid there, promise to come back to it. after this deal. which means, january. which means, several weeks. which, i mean, even in your most optimistic sa narl yoem here. that means -- those people who lose their -- unemployment benefits being without them for several week. probably months. even if you've think they will some how get it in the end. off th >> they've won't get it back. they will do the doc fix. poor people will not get anything out of this deal. everyone its going to say isn't it great they compromised. who are the democrats there to help. the problem with this one extending, both side of interest groups are going to come at this deem and pick it apart. >> what is your sense of how this vote is going to shape of in the house in terms of how much democratic support, how much republican support, and then also in the senate? >> i think they will get as many democrats as they need. don't think there is serious democratic opposition. you know you will get, certainly get the 20, 30 republicans who vote against anything that ever pa
. >> and richard, you saw harry reid there, promise to come back to it. after this deal. which means, january. which means, several weeks. which, i mean, even in your most optimistic sa narl yoem here. that means -- those people who lose their -- unemployment benefits being without them for several week. probably months. even if you've think they will some how get it in the end. off th >> they've won't get it back. they will do the doc fix. poor people will not get anything out of...
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he said the other day, toif say this, there is no comedy with harry reid. i think he's an absolute a hole. for those of us who watch washington politics are sort of sad and see these as gray, dark days, that seems like a new low. is that par for the course? >> i can't speak of what most think of harry reid or tom coburn's relationship with him but i'll be safe and say there's a deep level of distrust which is evident in those kbhents. >> i think he's an absolute a hole. "politico's" jake sherman. thanks for your time. >>> coming up as communities mark one-year anniversary of superstorm sandy, there are many signs of recovery along the east coast, but there are plenty of structural, financial and emotional damage that remains. we will go live to one of the hardest-hit areas coming up next. let bing find the photos you've been gathering in the cloud, the music you've been collecting on your device, and all the places you've been dreaming about from the web. search for anything and everything beautifully and simply with just a single swipe or type, only with b
he said the other day, toif say this, there is no comedy with harry reid. i think he's an absolute a hole. for those of us who watch washington politics are sort of sad and see these as gray, dark days, that seems like a new low. is that par for the course? >> i can't speak of what most think of harry reid or tom coburn's relationship with him but i'll be safe and say there's a deep level of distrust which is evident in those kbhents. >> i think he's an absolute a hole....
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harry reid and the democrats in the senate changed the rules three weeks ago to stop republicans from being able to filibuster nominees. they said they were not opposed to the filibuster on principle, but they said republicans were abusing it, using it for everything now. they said the filibuster was no longer for extraordinary circumstances, it just happened all the time with nobody having to make any real effort at all. and when the democrats made the change to take the filibuster power away from republicans on nominees, well, the republicans said they were very upset about it and made lots of threats on how the democrats would rue the day and regret making this change. the republicans said they had plans to get back at the democrats. and so there were lots of questions about how they meant. how the republicans would plan to fight back. what did they have up their sleeve to retaliate against the democrats? turns out, now they know. we launched it tonight. their big plan is they're going to stay up very late. making the blocking of the presidential nominations a relatively hard thing
harry reid and the democrats in the senate changed the rules three weeks ago to stop republicans from being able to filibuster nominees. they said they were not opposed to the filibuster on principle, but they said republicans were abusing it, using it for everything now. they said the filibuster was no longer for extraordinary circumstances, it just happened all the time with nobody having to make any real effort at all. and when the democrats made the change to take the filibuster power away...
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and, of course, it is all up to this guy, harry reid. reid says he stands up to republicans. and that he's going to put an unemployment extension in the bill. but he's already making excuses. on thursday, reid said, because of congressional procedure, he can't put unemployment insurance back into the budget. >> democrats, so many times, have really gone to the mat on this compensation. what was different this time? >> when the house decided to post, as they did, the night before last, the two bills, the budget and the sgr and stuck them together, it left us procedurally no alternate. i'm about as disappointed as anyone could be. because nevada leads the nation in unemployment. >> there must be a senate rule there that i don't know about. reid went on to say, the senate will work on an unemployment extension after the budget passes. there is no way that the house will vote for an unemployment extension, unless it's tied to something. they want, with all due respect, senator reid, you are the senate majority leader. and you can do whatever you want. i think you can. you're that
and, of course, it is all up to this guy, harry reid. reid says he stands up to republicans. and that he's going to put an unemployment extension in the bill. but he's already making excuses. on thursday, reid said, because of congressional procedure, he can't put unemployment insurance back into the budget. >> democrats, so many times, have really gone to the mat on this compensation. what was different this time? >> when the house decided to post, as they did, the night before...